UPDATE: Trump Trade Tariffs

Gold has a very good chance of reaching $4,000 per ounce in short order as China and other emerging market central banks will need to buy millions more ounces to reach the reserve ratios of leading developed nations, according to Bart Melek, managing director and global head of commodity strategy at TD Securities.

Nearby platinum futures in July hit an 11-year high of $1,491.20 an ounce. Prices have since backed off and seen some normal chart cosolidation.

Gold prices extended their extraordinary gains, with bullion prices surpassing their inflation-adjusted record set more than 4 decades ago. Spot gold prices rose 0.1% on the session to $3,656.40 an ounce, topping the inflation-adjusted record of $3,498.77 an ounce established in 1980.